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e-Commerce and e-Procurement/Purchasing

Overview This paper defines E-Commerce and E-Procurement/Purchasing as well as some related terms, provides statistics on their use, explains key roadblocks to implementation of E-Procurement/Purchasing systems, and provides recommendations for the Procurement/Purchasing Manager who wishes to initiate E-Procurement. Perhaps the ultimate in E-Procurement/Purchasing is transmitting your requirements to a third party (via the Internet) so that the third party can effect your purchases for you (typically over the internet).

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Publisher	California State Polytechnic University	File Format	PDF
Date Published	November 2002	Downloads	7
Format	White Papers
Topics	Procurement and Sourcing

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